Community theatre and aids

Community theatre and aids

Johansson, Ola

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Applying research into assessments of community theatre, epidemiology, and young people's shared and private stories using a wide range of methodologies, this book explores the potential efficacy of community theatre to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania with reference to several other comparable sitesin Africa. Dr OLA JOHANSSON Visiting Professor at Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts where he teaches Artistic Research and Devising. He has published articles on community-based theatre as HIV prevention and performance art. His latest bookis 'Performance and Philosophy: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Performing Arts' (Saarbrücken: Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co., 2008). INDICE: List of Illustrations - Acknowledgements - Introduction: CommunityTheatre and AIDS - HIV Prevention as Community-Based Theatre - The Performativity of Community-Based Theatre - The Social Drama of Backstage Discourse and Performance - A Deadly Paradox: Assessing the Success/Failure of Community-Based Theatre Against AIDS - Appendices - Bibliography - Index -

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-20515-4
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 200
  • Fecha Publicación: 19/01/2011
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Desconocido